MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 29 points and shot 5 of 7 from 3-point range as Wisconsin trounced No. 10 Michigan State 92-71 on Friday night, marking the second time in four nights that the Badgers have beaten a top-10 team.

Michigan State basketball got blitzed on Friday night, dropping a game to the Badgers, 92-71. As the score indicated, it was not a pretty effort for the Spartans, and Tom Izzo made everyone aware of it. Following the game, Izzo spoke to the media about the effort and game his team played, here is what he said:

Greg Gard made program history after leading Wisconsin to an upset win over the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans on Friday night.

The basketball bounced off the front of the rim, and Wisconsin held on for a 92-90 overtime win over No. 8 Illinois. The Badgers, led by 49 total points from veteran guards Blackwell and Nick Boyd, lingered on the State Farm Center court afterward to celebrate their second top-10 road win this season after beating No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 10.

Wisconsin (18-7, 10-4) now has three top-10 wins this season. Greg Gard's squad previously spoiled then-No. 2 Michigan's historic start to its 2025-26 campaign on Jan. 10 and then took down now-No. 8 Illinois in overtime on Tuesday. Both of those victories came on the road, though.

The Wisconsin Badgers will wrap up their two-game road trip with one of their toughest matchups of the season. The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini, coming off a heartbreaking 85-82 overtime loss at Michigan State,

In NCAA Tournament resume building, a high-end road win is more valuable than gold. After knocking off Illinois in overtime, 92-90, Wisconsin now has two of the very best road victories in the country. Earlier in league play, the Badgers won at Michigan, and they remain the only team to knock off the Wolverines all season.

The Wisconsin Badgers face the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center on Tuesday, February 10